# Kid-friendly places in Davis 16 listed places in Davis: 8 playgrounds and things to do, 4 restaurants, 2 cafés and 2 hotels. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known. Last updated 2026-10-14, from the newest confirmation among these places. ## Narrower lists - [Kid-friendly restaurants in Davis](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/davis/restaurants) (4) - [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Davis](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/davis/playgrounds) (8) - [Parks and playgrounds with restrooms in Davis](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/davis/with-restrooms) (6) - [Free things to do with kids in Davis](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/davis/free-to-visit) (4) ## Guides - [Playgrounds for a whole afternoon in Davis](https://ourplayday.com/guides/united-states/california/davis/playgrounds-for-a-whole-afternoon): 5 playgrounds in Davis with a restroom and picnic tables right there, so you can stay a while. ## Places 1. [Central Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/central-park-davis) (playground, Davis). Downtown Davis's park, where the Saturday farmers market sets up, with play areas and Natalie's Corner, a free splash pad for summer. 2. [Hyatt House Davis](https://ourplayday.com/places/hyatt-house-davis) (hotel, Davis). Apartment-style suites with a real kitchen and a bedroom door, so the kids can sleep while you stay up. There are grills in the courtyard for an easy dinner. 3. [Arroyo Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/arroyo-park-davis) (playground, Davis). West Davis's big park, with a climbing structure rebuilt in 2019, a tot area and greenbelt bike paths, plus a pool with water slides in summer. 4. [Hyatt Place UC Davis](https://ourplayday.com/places/hyatt-place-uc-davis) (hotel, Davis). On campus next to the Mondavi Center, with a pool open in summer. 5. [Rainbow City Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/rainbow-city-davis) (playground, Davis). Davis's community-built wooden play world: castles, turrets, bridges, a pirate ship and a huge sandbox. It's the playground every Davis parent names first, and the park around it makes a half day. 6. [Sandy Motley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sandy-motley-park) (playground, Davis). A Wildhorse park with a separate little-kid playground under shade sails, next to a bigger structure for older siblings. A good toddler pick. 7. [Slide Hill Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/slide-hill-park) (playground, Davis). An East Davis park named for its big grassy hill, which kids slide down. There's a playground and a summer city pool too. 8. [UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/uc-davis-arboretum) (garden, Davis). A long ribbon of gardens along a creek on the edge of campus, flat and free and good for a scooter. 9. [California Raptor Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/california-raptor-center) (attraction, Davis). A free self-guided walk past hawks, owls, falcons and eagles that can't go back to the wild, each with its own story on a sign. 10. [Crepeville](https://ourplayday.com/places/crepeville-davis) (restaurant, Davis). A downtown Davis crepe café with a long kids' list: cheese crepes, sugar crepes, little pancakes, French toast, grilled cheese. 11. [Sudwerk Brewing Co.](https://ourplayday.com/places/sudwerk-brewing-davis) (restaurant, Davis). A Davis brewery with a patio (misters in summer, fire pits in winter), a kids' menu and an all-ages trivia night. 12. [Bohart Museum of Entomology](https://ourplayday.com/places/bohart-museum-of-entomology) (museum, Davis). A university insect collection with a live petting zoo of walking sticks and hissing cockroaches your kid can actually hold, with free family open house days. 13. [Davis Creamery](https://ourplayday.com/places/davis-creamery) (ice cream shop, Davis). Small-batch ice cream made in the shop, with flavors like cupcake, a block from Central Park's splash pad. 14. [Paesanos Davis](https://ourplayday.com/places/paesanos-davis) (restaurant, Davis). Downtown Davis pizza and pasta that every Davis family guide names. It's quick, and kids sometimes get a ball of dough to play with at the table. 15. [Sweet and Shavery](https://ourplayday.com/places/sweet-and-shavery) (café, Davis). A little Davis dessert shop for Italian ice made in house and frozen custard, or both layered in a cup. There are games to play while you eat. 16. [Thai Canteen](https://ourplayday.com/places/thai-canteen-davis) (restaurant, Davis). Thai noodle and rice dishes that suit kids, like pad thai, pad see ew and fried rice. ## About this list Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Any page linked above is also served as markdown by adding .md to its address. Page: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/davis